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About the Rio User Guide
The Rio User Guide includes the following sections:
Introduction
Rio Menu options and settings
Accessories and e-store
Glossary of digital audio terms
Frequently asked questions (FAQ) and troubleshooting
Warranty and regulatory
Customer care
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audio formats, get audio from the Internet, or transfer tracks to and from the Rio.
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Rio 600 User Guide
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- Page 1 About the Rio User Guide Page 1 Rio 600 User Guide About the Rio User Guide The Rio User Guide includes the following sections: Introduction Rio Menu options and settings Accessories and e-store Glossary of digital audio terms Frequently asked questions (FAQ) and troubleshooting...
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Page 2: Copyright And Trademark
Neither S3 Incorporated nor Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc. makes any commitment to update the information contained herein. Rio is a registered trademark of RioPort.com, Inc. used by Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc. under license. Microsoft, Windows Media and the Windows Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. - Page 3 Introduction The Rio 600 is a digital audio player you can take with you anywhere. Create and mix your favorite music and audio selections on your PC or Mac for playback on the Rio. Listen to music or audio books on the Rio while you exercise, commute, or relax.
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Page 4: Rio Menu Options And Settings
Rio Menu options and settings Page 4 Rio Menu options and settings Menu options and settings described in this section • Audio: Adjustments to audio quality (Equalizer settings). • Player: Includes random, repeat, bookmark, delete track and playlist functions. • Prefs: Player settings including display, time, power saving (time to sleep) and alarms. - Page 5 Rio Menu options and settings Page 5 Setting the Custom EQ Press Menu. Press the L or R joypad buttons to navigate to Audio. Press the Select button. The EQ settings display. Press the T, B, L or R joypad buttons to highlight Custom. Press Select.
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Page 6: Using Player Functions
Rio Menu options and settings Page 6 Using Player functions Player functions include: • Bookmarks: Play or delete bookmarks. • Play options: Repeat or randomize tracks and playlists. • Delete tracks: Remove content from the player. • Playlist: Create new playlists, manage playlists downloaded from the computer or remove playlists from the Rio. - Page 7 Rio Menu options and settings Page 7 Setting Repeat and Random play options Press Menu. Press the L or R joypad buttons to navigate to Player. Press Select. Navigate to Play Options and press Select. Repeat settings include: • All: All tracks repeat. •...
- Page 8 Rio Menu options and settings Page 8 Deleting tracks from the Rio Press Menu. Press the L or R joypad buttons to navigate to Player. Press Select. Press the joypad buttons to navigate to Delete Tracks. Press Select. A list of all tracks on the Rio displays. Press the T or B joypad buttons to highlight the track you want to delete.
- Page 9 Rio Menu options and settings Page 9 Working with Playlists Press Menu. Press the L or R joypad buttons to navigate to Player. Press Select. Navigate to Playlist and press Select. Playlist options include: • Choose: Select a playlist from playlists stored on the Rio. •...
- Page 10 Rio Menu options and settings Page 10 Modifying a playlist Select the New/Edit playlist option. Press the T or B joypad buttons to highlight Modify existing playlist. Press Select. Press the T or B joypad buttons to navigate to the playlist. The playlist editor displays tracks and their playlist order numbers in the left column.
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Page 11: Setting Preferences
Rio Menu options and settings Page 11 Setting Preferences Preferences include these player settings: • Power saving (time to sleep). • Display backlight and contrast. • Time and date. • Alarms. • Passcode. Power saving To adjust the time to sleep (suspend) setting from one to nine minutes: Press Menu. - Page 12 Rio Menu options and settings Page 12 Setting time and date Press Menu. Press the L or R joypad buttons to navigate to Prefs. Press Select. Press the joypad buttons to navigate to Time/Date. Press Select. Press the L or R joypad buttons to highlight each of the time and date fields. Press the T or B joypad buttons when any of the time or date fields is highlighted to change the value.The date field will not roll to a value that is not valid for the selected month and year.
- Page 13 Rio Menu options and settings Page 13 Setting the alarm Press Menu. Press the L or R joypad buttons to navigate to Prefs. Press Select. Press the joypad buttons to navigate to Alarm. Press Select. Navigate to “Set Alarm” and press Select. Press the left and right joypad buttons to navigate between days of the week, hours, minutes, sec- onds and AM/PM.
- Page 14 Rio Menu options and settings Page 14 Turning on the passcode function Press Menu. Press the L or R joypad buttons to navigate to Prefs. Press Select. Press the joypad buttons to navigate to Passcode. Press Select. Press the L or R joypad buttons to turn passcode ON or OFF. To turn the passcode on for one interval, press and hold Menu for more than three seconds—the next time the passcode is entered correctly the passcode function turns off.
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Page 15: Displaying About Information
Rio Menu options and settings Page 15 Displaying About information Press Menu. Press the L or R joypad buttons to navigate to About. Press Select. The following information displays: • Player personalization message defined through the software or Rio name and model number. •... -
Page 16: Approved Rio 600 Replacement Alkaline Batteries
Approved Rio 600 replacement alkaline batteries Your Rio 600 is powered by one AA size alkaline battery (included).Your Rio will run longer and per- form best when using a good quality battery. Partially used, poor quality, or leaking batteries can dam- age the Rio 600. -
Page 17: Car Adapters
Accessories Page 17 340 MB “Microdrive” backpack and AC adapter—available summer 2000 • Expands memory storage by approximately five hours (MP3) to 10 hours (WMA). • Recharges with its own AC adapter. Travel adapter—available summer 2000 • Compact travel adapter. •... -
Page 18: Rio 600 Removable Covers
Rio e-store Rio 600 removable covers Available in a variety of colors and designs. Removing the Rio 600 cover Remove the backpack. Press the small button located in the Rio battery well to release the cover. Carefully remove the cover from the front of the Rio. -
Page 19: Carrying Cases And Bags
Accessories Page 19 Carrying cases and bags Carrying case with belt clip Provides access to buttons and controls while protecting your Rio. Order online from the Rio e-store Travel case • Keeps your Rio player and accessories together when you travel. •... -
Page 20: Digital Audio Terms
Codecs are used to shrink large files or data streams, often for efficient transmis- sion over a network, and then decode them when they are displayed. The Rio 600 supports the following digital audio file codecs: • •... -
Page 21: Encode, Rip (A Cd)
Digital audio terms Page 21 Encode, rip (a CD) Encoding, or “ripping”, refers to converting an audio file from a CD-ROM into a compressed digital audio format, such as MP3 or WMA, that may be played on the Rio or on the computer. Firmware Firmware is software–programs or data–that has been written onto read-only memory (ROM). - Page 22 Digital audio terms Page 22 Universal Serial Bus (USB) is the external bus standard that supports data transfer rates of 12 Mbps (12 million bits per second). The Rio uses USB to communicate with the computer. A single USB port may be used to connect up to 127 peripheral devices, such as mice, modems, and keyboards.
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Page 23: Faq/Troubleshooting
FAQ/Troubleshooting Page 23 FAQ/Troubleshooting How do you put music in the Rio? The Rio interfaces with your computer through the USB port. Get digital audio from numerous Internet sites or encode your own digital audio tracks from your audio CDs using the CD-ROM drive on your computer. - Page 24 FAQ/Troubleshooting Page 24 The Rio is connected to the USB, why doesn’t the computer recognize it? First, make sure the Rio software is running and check to make sure the USB cable is fully connected to both the Rio and the computer. Then, turn the player off and back on. Why did a song transfer incorrectly to the Rio? If the battery is not strong enough to provide constant power to your Rio, songs may not transfer cor- rectly, or the data already on your Rio may become corrupted.
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Page 25: Why Do I Get An Error When I Click "Rip A Cd" To Start The Encoding Process
FAQ/Troubleshooting Page 25 Why do I get an error when I click "Rip A CD" to start the encoding process? The following factors may interfere with the CD encoding process: Over-utilization of the CPU during the encoding process. Close all other software before encoding. Insufficient RAM to cache the track properly. -
Page 26: One Year Limited Warranty
You must deliver the product and the original sale receipt to the dealer from who you purchased this product or to Diamond in order to obtain service under this warranty. If you return the product to Dia- mond, you must pay for shipping to Diamond. Our mailing address is: Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc. -
Page 27: Regulatory Information
AFTER THIS PERIOD. THIS WARRANTY MAY NOT BE ALTERED IN ANY WAY OTHER THAN IN WRITING BY AN OFFICER OF DIAMOND. This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights, which vary, from state to state. Some states do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts, so the above limitation may not apply to you. - Page 28 Standards or other normative documents, the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Communities / European Union. Product (s): DIAMOND RIO 600 Harmonized Standards: EN 55022: 1994, A1’95, A2’97 Specification for limits and methods of measurement of radio interfer- ence characteristics of Information Technology (IT) equipment.
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Page 29: Customer Care
Customer Care Page 29 Customer Care Technical support Hours of Operation Monday -Thursday 5am-7pm PST Friday 5am-11am and 1pm-7pm PST Saturday 8am-4pm PST Email customersupport@diamondmm.com Telephone (541) 967-2450 (541) 967-2451 (541) 967-2401 ftp://ftp.diamondmm.com Web site www.diamondmm.com Technical Support Wizard itvweb.diamondmm.com/vweb Rio Audio Manager support drdownload@rioport.com or support@rioport.com... - Page 30 Customer Care Page 30...
- Page 31 32 MB 340 MB LCD backlight 64 MB AC adapter switcher travel adapter batteries one year limited warranty Rio 600 alkaline replacement online software registration battery power level bitrate bookmarks passcode play options random car adapters repeat cassette...
- Page 32 Index Page 32 warranty...